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Ed Williams squirmed his way through several tackles before seeing a low strike deflected into Southwood's arms from the edge of the box, as he attempted to replicate his goal at Hungerford on Saturday.

The game began to liven up as former Tigers loanee Jamie Lucas saw a tame snapshot go straight into the arms of Hadler.

Lucas was causing some minor issues for City’s back line, with Hamilton and Thomas forced to into some good defending to both get in the way of two strikes from the front man.

As the first half wore on though, there was only really one side in it as the Tigers asserted their authority on proceedings, and they got what they deserved when Joe Parker found the net for the third time in two games.

Doing well to retain possession in the penalty area, Williams found Parker in space and it was left for the striker to volley home with aplomb past Southwood.

Moore went so close to his first competitive Tigers goal as Parker put the ball on a plate for him in front of goal but Jack Batten recovered really well to make the tackle.

That was Moore’s last contribution to the game as he made way for Zack Kotwica as the teams re-emerged for the second half, and the substitue made an instant impact.

City kept the pressure on the Romans as Webb, winning the ball outside the box, chipped a sublime ball into Kotwica who rifled a shot into the far corner to double the Tigers advantage.

Bath went close to grabbing one back when Compton struck the post from a free-kick 25 yards out, as City looked to begin controlling possession.

It would be a nervy finish for the Tigers as Jack Compton struck a well taken free kick into the corner in the 90th minute, but City held strong and defended for their lives to take all three points.